Getting Started with GIT

Basic Navigation cd means change directory cd.. moves you up a level cd dir_name moves you to the folder named dir_name A dot (.) refers to the current directory ls displays directory contents

Create a Project from Scratch git init project creates a project directory git add adds files to the directory git commit –m"message" commits the changes $ cd projects $ git init project1 *** create file1.txt *** $ cd project1 $ git add file1.txt $ git commit -m "Committing project 1" Create a projects directory on ned in 216

Create a Project from an Existing Directory git init. initializes the current directory git add * adds all files in the directory git commit –m"message" commits the changes $ cd../projects/project2 $ git init. $ git add * $ git commit -m "Committing project 2" Create a projects/project2 directory, and create a file in that directory called file2.txt

View your Commit Logs git log displays your log history

Check your Status git status displays the status of the repo In the projects/project2 directory, modify file2.txt and create a file called file3.txt modified file new file

Update your repo add the file commit the changes check the status

Try It Navigate to the projects directory Initialize project3 Create file4.txt in the directory – Add file4 to the repo – View Git status – Commit the change Modify file4 – View Git status – Commit the change Create file5.txt in project3 – View Git status – Add it to the repo – Commit the change

Access a Git Project from GitHub Most open source projects have a read-only Git URL Visit github.com  Explore git clone copies repository content to your system

Access a Git project URL --  Create a new folder from the command line  Change to the new folder Pull down a copy of a github project  Display directory contents Right click here to Edit  Paste, or press the Insert key on the keyboard

Keep Current git pull will bring down latest content If you've made conflicting changes, this may not work easily You can always delete the directory contents and pull down a fresh copy

Sharing on GitHub Create a GitHub accountGitHub

Pick a Plan With a free account, all repos are public.

Create a Repository on GitHub

Set up the Repository

Set up your GitHub "origin" Copy the URL from GitHub In Bash: $git remote add origin Paste URL You can paste by right clicking

Push to GitHub $git push -u origin master Copies your project to GitHub Enter your credentials You should only have to do this once! "Origin" is GitHub "Master" is local copy

Voila!

Add a ReadMe

Pull the ReadMe into your Local copy Copy URL from GitHub In Bash: $ git pull URL

Try It Create a GitHub repo for Project1 Push your local copy to the repo Add a ReadMe file in GitHub Pull the ReadMe to your local copy Modify file1.txt in Project1 Add a new file to Project1 Commit your changes (don't forget to add the new file to the repo first!) Push your changes to GitHub

Deleting a Repo from GitHub Select the Repository Click Settings Click "Delete this repository "under Danger Zone – This cannot be undone! Type the name of the repository to confirm

Git for Windows Download Git Install Git Use default options

Open Git Bash

Configure Git Configure username Configure password Everything else is just the same! This creates two key-value pairs, used for tracking commits. $ git config --global user.name "Joe Shmo" $ git config --global user.

Store your Credentials Download Windows Credential Store for GitWindows Credential Store for Git Run It! Click Yes

Summary Check status git status Add a remote location to upload files git remote add origin url Push changes from local to remote git push -u origin master Pull changes from remote to local git pull url Initialize a project git init projectName git init. Add a file git add fileName git add * Commit changes git commit -m "remark" View the log git log

Git Isn't Just for Code You can commit anything to a Git repository – Pictures – Word docs – PowerPoint presentations – Videos – Music – etc.

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